Music-roll cabinet



E. L. CARLSON.

MUSIC ROLL CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.I2, 1921.

Ljw. Patented July 18, 1922.

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EDWARD L. CARLSON, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

y MUSIC-ROLL CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.v

Patented July 18, 1922.

Application filed December 12, 1921. Serial No. 521,625.

To all whom. t may concern.'

Be it known that I, EDWARD L. CARLSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Music-Roll Gabinets; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to music roll cabinets, and has reference to a cabinet which is provided with means :tor the convenient storing and indexing of music rolls.

t is well known that where player pianos are employed, it is necessary to provide some special means for storing the rolls, as otherwise they will present an untidy appearance, and it also becomes a great task to find the particular roll desired.

It is the object of this invention to provide a cabinet that is provided with special means for storing music rolls and which, at the same time, is so arranged that the rolls can be readily located, either by means of an index or by an inspection.

In order to more clearly describe my invention, I shall have reference to the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my cabinet, showing its general appearance;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view .of one of the drawers;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section taken on line 3-3, Fig. 2;

Fig: 4 is a transverse section taken on line 4-4, Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a detail showing one way in which the drawers may be slidably mounted in the cabinet.

The same reference numbers will be used to indicate the same parts in the several views.

My improved cabinet may consist, as shown in Fig. 1, of a rectangular cabinet having a bottom 1, top 2, sides 3, legs 4, and, if desired, a door 5. Slidably arranged in this cabinet are a plurality of drawers, or slides, 6, which are especially designed for the convenient tiling away of music rolls. Each slide 6 comprises a board or body member 7, which is provided along the'sides of its upper surface with two par allel grooves 8. The upper surfaces of slides 7 have arcuate channels 9 extending from one groove 8 to the other. The front 'of the slide is providedA with a board 10 of a width substantially equal to the space 0ccupied by each slide or drawer. In order to permit the drawers 6 to slide freely in the cabinet, I arrange strips 11 on the inner surfaces of the sides 3, in the manner shown in Fig. 5. Boards 7 slide freely in the spaces between strips 11.

The music rolls 12, which are to be stored in my cabinet, are usually made in the form of a spool having a central cylindrical portion 13 and end flanges 14; the perforated sheet 15 containing the music record is wound on the central core 13.

The end of the roll, which is exposed when it is wholly wound on the spool, usually contains the title. In ling the music rolls in my cabinet, I merely lay one roll in each of the transverse channels 9, in the manner shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4. The end flanges 14 of the spools will rest in grooves 8. The curvature of channels 9 is such that when the roll 12 is filled with paper 15, then the outside of the paper will rest on the sides of channels 9, but when the paper is shorter and does not i'ill the roll, then the flanges 14 will rest on the bottom of grooves 8, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. When the rolls are filed away, they are turned so as to bring the title to the top, and in this manner the title of each roll is clearly visible. If it is desired to list the rolls on an index card, so that they rst may be looked up on the card and then located in the cabinet, I may number each channel 9 and put the corresponding number on the roll that is to occupy that particular position, the roll being indicated vby this number on the index card. In this manner any roll may be quickly located.

From the above it will appear that I have invented a tiling cabinet that is especially well adapted for the tiling of music rolls, and in which the rolls may be arranged in drawers or on slides in such a manner that the title is visible, whereby they can readily be seen and selected. My cabinet is also adapted to be used in connection with an index card where the rolls are arranged in any desired order and numbered in such a manner that `the number given on the card will enable them to be readily located in the cabinet.

Although l have shown only one cabinet,

it 1s my intention to so design the cabinets that they may be arranged side by side in sections, as is done in the sectional methods o liling, or in the manner oit sectional bookcases. I have not shown this because it is a Well known arrangement.

In Fig. 1 I have shown a door 5, but it is evident that this may be omitted if desired7 as its presence or absence is a matter or" taste and has nothing to do with the invention.

Having new described my invention, what I claim isl. A device for filing music rolls, comprising a cabinet having a plurality of drzuvers slidable therein, said drawers having a longitudinal groove along each side or theupper. surface thereof adapted to receive the end flanges of a music roll, and transverse channels joining said grooves and adapted to receive the body of the music roll.

2. A filing device 'for music rolls, comprising a body member of substantially rectangular shape and of considerable thickness, a longitudinal groove on each side of its upper surface, adapted to receive the end flanges of a music roll spool, and transverse channels joining said grooves and adapted to receive the body part of a music roll.

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature.

EDWARD L. CARLSON. 

